Which of the Following Statements About Taste Is FALSE

Which of the following statements about taste is FALSE?

A) Our ability to perceive many different tastes is achieved through various combinations of the five basic taste sensations.
B) Taste sensations are carried by three spinal nerves that synapse in the olfactory bulb.
C) The facial nerve (VII) transmits taste sensations from the anterior 2/3^rd of the tongue.
D) The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) carries taste sensations from the posterior 1/3^rd of the tongue.
E) The vagus nerve (X) carries some taste sensations from the root of the tongue.